The Manchester United manager spent 11 fruitful years as Everton boss after his appointment in March 2002, orchestrating five top-six finishes during that time.

Such has been the success of Martinez in the Everton hot seat, though, that Moyes’ exploits seem to have all but been forgotten by the Goodison faithful.

A banner does the rounds at the ground saying, “The School of Science re-opened 6th June 2013,” which includes a photo of Martinez.

While the banner heaps praise on the club’s new Spanish manager, it’s also a clear dig at Moyes, who has started to get Manchester United playing the kind of football that their fans are accustomed to in recent weeks.

United have won three of their last four Premier League matches, and ran European Champions Bayern Munich close in the quarter-finals of the Champions League earlier this month.

The Scotsman will look to keep up his side’s good recent record against the club where he made his managerial name, with a mixed reception expected.

However, Martinez thinks that Moyes will be met with nothing but respect from the Everton fans, as BBC Sport revealed:

We are a club full of integrity and style, we are a proper football club, so we will show the respect to David Moyes and what he's done at our football club. We all know he's the Manchester United manager now and I'm sure that reception will be very much different, but every Evertonian has got great memories of the job that he did.

However, Everton’s current points haul of 66 is higher than any points total achieved by Moyes during his time in Merseyside, as Sky Sports Football revealed:

Moyes’ highest points tally with Everton was 65, a total that his United side currently sit eight points behind heading into Week 34.

I knew these six months were going to be difficult. Even before I came, things were difficult here, so I knew I wasn’t coming to a side that was going to win, win and win. But I knew as well that this club was going to come back and that the future was going to be bright.

Victory over Everton will undoubtedly brighten up the future of Manchester United, who sit three points adrift of Tottenham Hotspur in seventh place in the table.

With generous fixtures in Manchester United’s run-in, you’d back the Red Devils to have a late surge in their disappointing campaign, but with Everton vying for that all-important fourth spot, they’ll have a real task on their hands to start a strong run at Goodison Park.